(1953-06-10) June 10, 1953 (age 70) Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Residence
Japan
Style
Seidokaikan karate
Teacher(s)
Hideyuki Ashihara
Notable students
Masaaki Satake, Nobuaki Kakuda
Kazuyoshi Ishii (石井 和義, Ishii Kazuyoshi, born June 10, 1953) is a Japanese master of Seidokaikan karate and founder of the K-1 fighting circuit, a widely televised international martial arts competition combining Muay Thai, karate, sanshou, taekwondo, kenpo, boxing, and kickboxing.[1][2] His karate training began with Kyokushin karate, but he formed his own karate organization in 1980, began promoting televised karate competitions, and started staging K-1 events in 1993.[3]
Ishii has a history of links to the yakuza and crimes including tax evasion, fraud, and intimidation of female TV talent on behalf of Yakuza-linked talent agencies Burning Productions, K-Dash and Peal Dash.[4]
^Maylam, J. (2001): K-1 hits the spot: Ultimate fighters pack a punch The Japan Times (October 21, 2001). Retrieved on March 4, 2010.
^Tashiro, H., & Tyrangiel, J. (2001): Turning the martial arts into mondo mayhem TIME (September 3, 2001). Retrieved on March 4, 2010.
^"Former K-1 promoter gets prison for tax dodge". The Japan Times. 15 January 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ Celebrity stands up to talent agency stalker Japan Times 11 December 2013
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